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Record Nr.

UNINA9910140564103321

Autore

Figueiras João

Titolo

Mobile positioning and tracking [[electronic resource] ] : from conventional to cooperative techniques / / João Figueiras, Simone Frattasi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley, 2010

ISBN

1-119-95756-7

1-282-68800-6

9786612688003

0-470-66303-0

0-470-66302-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (300 p.)

Classificazione

38.03

Altri autori (Persone)

FrattasiSimone

Disciplina

621.384

Soggetti

Location-based services

Mobile geographic information systems

Wireless communication systems

Electronics in navigation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; About the Authors; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Notations; 1 Introduction; 2 Application Areas of Positioning; 3 Basics of Wireless Communications for Positioning; 4 Fundamentals of Positioning; 5 Data Fusion and Filtering Techniques; 6 Fundamentals of Tracking; 7 Error Mitigation Techniques; 8 Positioning Systems and Technologies; 9 Cooperative Mobile Positioning; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents the most recent state of the art in mobile positioning and tracking techniques. This book discusses mobile positioning solutions applied on top of current wireless communication networks. In addition, the authors introduce advanced and novel topics such as localization in heterogeneous and cooperative networks, providing a unified treatment of the topic for researchers and industry professionals alike. Furthermore, the book focuses on application areas of positioning, basics of wireless communications for positioning, data



fusion and filtering techniques, fundamenta